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Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Class of 1971. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones earned her undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University's Flora Stone Mather College. She also received her Juris Doctorate form the Case Western Reserve University S...

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Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Class of 1971. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones earned her undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University's Flora Stone Mather College. She also received her Juris Doctorate form the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1974. She also holds honorary doctorates from Myers University, Notre Dame College, and Central State University.Congresswoman Jones is the first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. She is a resident of the 11th District, which includes parts of 20 municipalities. Currently in her fourth term in office, the Congresswoman, a strong advocate for many issues, has championed wealth building and economic development, access and delivery of health care, and quality education for all. The Congresswoman's committee assignments include being the first African American Woman to serve on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, with her subcommittees being Social Security and Select Revenue Measures. The Congresswoman also serves on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) and is an active member of numerous Congressional Caucuses, including the Congressional Black Caucus and chairs its Housing Task Force.

Thomas E. Green transferred from the Case School of Applied Science to Western Reserve University Law School in 1905. He graduated from the Law School in 1908. He was known as a fast broken-field runner (as half-back). He was also an outstanding track man and helped ...

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Thomas E. Green transferred from the Case School of Applied Science to Western Reserve University Law School in 1905. He graduated from the Law School in 1908. He was known as a fast broken-field runner (as half-back). He was also an outstanding track man and helped Case beat Reserve in a 1903 track meet. Mr. Green also won two first places and scored 15 points at the state conference meet. This was the largest individual point total of any participant. He was declared the best inter-collegiate athlete in the state and was the subject of an editorial in the Sunday Leader newspaper. In 1905, he was an All-Ohio choice in football.

Dr. Mariane E. Musgrave received her Ph.D from Western Reserve University in 1960. Her dissertation was entitled, John Donne and the 'Songs and Sonets': A Socio-Psychological Study. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Howard University, Washington , D.C. She ...

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Dr. Mariane E. Musgrave received her Ph.D from Western Reserve University in 1960. Her dissertation was entitled, John Donne and the 'Songs and Sonets': A Socio-Psychological Study. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Howard University, Washington , D.C. She also published a "Literary Justification of Slavery in Blacks and the German Culture," and "Aichingers Das Plakat mit Beziahung auf Morgenstern and Keats." Dr. Williams was on the faculty of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Norman R. Bliss, Class of 1959. Mr. Bliss received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Case Institute of Technology. In 1968, he earned an M.B.A from Case's Weatherhead School of Management. Mr. Bliss co-founded Polytech, Inc., a Cleveland-based minority engi...

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Norman R. Bliss, Class of 1959. Mr. Bliss received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Case Institute of Technology. In 1968, he earned an M.B.A from Case's Weatherhead School of Management. Mr. Bliss co-founded Polytech, Inc., a Cleveland-based minority engineering firm. The firm was subsequently ranked 181st on Engineering Newsletter's top 500 engineering firms and was awarded an engineering contract for the SOHIO headquarters building in Cleveland. Mr. Bliss was also co-founder of the Urban League's Technical Outreach Program and contributed his services to the Case Board of Overseers.

Leeroy Bronner. In 1973, Dr. Bronner was awarded a Ph.D by Case's Department of Systems Engineering. His thesis is entitled, A Minicomputer Software System for Design, Analysis, and Control of Large Scale Systems. A native of Akron, Ohio, Dr. Bronner held many positi...

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Leeroy Bronner. In 1973, Dr. Bronner was awarded a Ph.D by Case's Department of Systems Engineering. His thesis is entitled, A Minicomputer Software System for Design, Analysis, and Control of Large Scale Systems. A native of Akron, Ohio, Dr. Bronner held many positions over the course of his career including an adjunct professorship at Howard University and various titles at IBM.

Dr. Leslie Morgan Collins (Fisk Emeritus) Dr. Collins was awarded a Ph.D in 1945 by the Western Reserve University Department of American Culture. His thesis is entitled, A Song, a Dance, and a Play : An Interpretative Study of Three American Artists. In 1952, Dr. Co...

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Dr. Leslie Morgan Collins (Fisk Emeritus) Dr. Collins was awarded a Ph.D in 1945 by the Western Reserve University Department of American Culture. His thesis is entitled, A Song, a Dance, and a Play : An Interpretative Study of Three American Artists. In 1952, Dr. Collins returned to Case as a Ford Foundation Fellow and received a Master of Science in Library Science (M.S.L.S) with an accent on books and reading. He was honored in 1985 by the Case American Studies Department at its 40th year anniversary of conferring the doctorate in American Culture. Dr. Collins has published extensively throughout his career and was a professor of English at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennesee.

Lewis R. Gilbert, Class of 1900. Mr. Gilbert received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Case School of Applied Science in 1900. He became a draftsman with the Browning Engineering Company and later worked for the Packard Motor Company in Detroit. In 1905, M...

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Lewis R. Gilbert, Class of 1900. Mr. Gilbert received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Case School of Applied Science in 1900. He became a draftsman with the Browning Engineering Company and later worked for the Packard Motor Company in Detroit. In 1905, Mr. Gilbert was employed by the Peerless Auto Company in Cleveland as an assistant mechanical engineer and designer. Working conditions in the U.S. caused him to leave and go to France to work at his profession until the outbreak of World War I.

Louise Canneville Evans, Class of 1917. Mrs. Evans graduated with a degree in French and Latin from Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University. She earned the Phi Beta Kappa key as a student. After graduation, Mrs. Evans remained in the Cleveland area a...

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Louise Canneville Evans, Class of 1917. Mrs. Evans graduated with a degree in French and Latin from Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University. She earned the Phi Beta Kappa key as a student. After graduation, Mrs. Evans remained in the Cleveland area and taught French in junior high. She married Armen Claster Evans, a pediatrician, who graduated from Western Reserve University in 1920 (see page 1).

Clemence Greene, Class of 1915. Ms. Greene received her degree in Pharmacology from Western Reserve University. She was the first African American and the first African American female to graduate from the School of Pharmacology. Ms. Greene established Greene's Drug ...

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Clemence Greene, Class of 1915. Ms. Greene received her degree in Pharmacology from Western Reserve University. She was the first African American and the first African American female to graduate from the School of Pharmacology. Ms. Greene established Greene's Drug Store on East 40th and Central Avenue in the 1920's.